Article
Association analyses of the serotonin transporter gene with lifetime depression and alcohol dependence in the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) sample.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Feb 2007
Dick Danielle M, Plunkett Jevon, Hamlin Damara, Nurnberger John, Kuperman Sam, Schuckit Marc, Hesselbrock Victor, Edenberg Howard, Bierut Laura
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to analyze association of the serotonin transporter gene 5-HTTLPR polymorphism on lifetime depression and alcohol dependence in the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism sample. We conducted family-based association analyses in 1913 Caucasians genotyped for the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism. We found evidence for association of the short allele with depression, but no evidence...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.